I imagine all the family holidays and kids’ birthdays that happened in that house. Someone’s cherished memories. Too sad to think that people don’t have a “hometown” anymore.

To some of the haters , sometimes people that take time to video abandon houses want us to remember then .i thank them and would love to do what they do it’s history in reality they don’t vandalize they explore what was an I thank you. Be careful out there wear proper uniform live to video more history

Centralia is so tragic. Thank you for being respectful. I appreciate the fact that you you do homework on the places you explore. I love that you are resourceful in finding properties that are close to you. I love the videos of the animal park, Knoebel's, the fireworks, the trains and the mines. I love it that you take Lili along. You have a great work ethic. Oh and I love the live feeds. The abandons are dearest to my heart, of course. You are the best!

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

Glad you filmed this before the horrible vandals destroyed it. Sad what they did to it.

@JPVideos81

6 жыл бұрын

Thats why i dont share locations anymore.

@cherriemckinstry131

5 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 it be nice to adopt a home there.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

@@cherriemckinstry131 no homes left.

@MrBmxbrawler

4 жыл бұрын

That house will be torn down by the government as soon as the others pass

@ericad8616

3 жыл бұрын

Even if there were no vandals, the house would still have been destroyed. Whenever a Centralia home's residents pass away, the government demolishes the house. As of now there are only 4 occupied houses left in the town and they will also be knocked down when their owners die. .It was great timing that JP was able to explore the house before it was bulldozed. Almost all the buildings in Centrala are gone now. Besides the tiny handful of houses, the only structures still standing are the former municipal building, The Catholic Church and a war veterans memorial. The Oddfellows cemetery is still there as well. Other than those things, a few signs and the crumbling roadways, it's getting harder and harder to tell that there was ever even a town called Centralia that existed in that part of Pennsylvania.

Hey everyone, I understand the exploring adventure bit especially with Centraila but I am going to ask PLEASE be respectful of what little bit of the town I grew up in is left. Mr. Wormer was a neighbor of ours and lived behind us. He was a great guy his wife was very nice too. I miss the town and the people a lot. So please just be respectful of what is left so others can enjoy it for what little time is left. I come up a couple time a year and keep watching the town fade into history. Have fun exploring

@ShaneKarma376

7 жыл бұрын

Shitdick.

@journeywithjay

7 жыл бұрын

unfortunately nobody listened to you. I was there just recently and did a video of the same house and its completely destroyed, and covered in graffiti. it really is a sad sight to see.

@florencechestnut2270

6 жыл бұрын

John Bonham very well said I'm sorry that you have lost your town, the memory of your town will not be lost and it should be respected.

@Sunshine-kx4te

6 жыл бұрын

The town is a painful reminder of what once was. My husband and I made first trip and it was heart breaking to see the over grow. The green bench is no longer there or the abandoned house...we searched ever road. Unless we missed it. I wish we could of seen the town in it's glory. Beautiful place to grow up grow up it must of been.

@journeywithjay

6 жыл бұрын

yeah it recently got demolished, there wasn't much left to of it from the vandals destroying it. I went there yesterday and saw it was gone and a big sign was in its place saying something like this land is owned by the mine. I'm glad I got to film the house right before it got demolished unfortunately it was all vandalized though.

I look at these old, beautiful buildings and it's just so sad to see them decayed, vandalized and personal belongings of family strewn all over. When you think of the family times, the love that those walls held you wonder how someone could just destroy that for the heck of it. All I can think of is that those people must not of had a good childhood, were not taught respect for others and as Grandma always said "didn't spend enough time in the pew OR the woodshed". Glad I was able to see your video before it was to far gone by vandalism. I understand it was torn down already. By you doing the video it will live on....

I love your videos! You show nothing but respect for people’s past. It’s neat to see different places.

@JPVideos81

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Judy

@emersongraham1742

2 жыл бұрын

i know Im asking the wrong place but does someone know of a tool to get back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me.

@alvaromichael6830

2 жыл бұрын

@Emerson Graham Instablaster =)

@emersongraham1742

2 жыл бұрын

@Alvaro Michael thanks for your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.

@emersongraham1742

2 жыл бұрын

@Alvaro Michael It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my account!

Centralia has such a sad history. Thank you for documenting one of the last buildings and including a picture of the town.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

The toilet in the house is a 1953-1956 "Standard" (American Standard) Cadet. From the looks of things , the house was probably built in the early 1900s, with the bathroom & kitchen being updated in the 1950s. That coal furnace is really cool too & looks like it was being used until the house was abandoned.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

JP thank you for preserving these places for all to enjoy. Before all these places are gone forever

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome

Such a sad place, thanks for taking us with you JP.

Carl was interviewed in one of these missing town videos, probably when he was eighty nine years of age. he had a lot to say about the events there.

This is awesome man, I'm going to have to go back and watch more of your older videos now LOL

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

😂

Love the doorbell ringing.😅

Just love old abandoned places they carry alot of history on it. thanks for letting me come along on this adventure amazing video.

cant imagine being one of the few left in Centralia, so alone. With the fire and fumes burning for decades to come, the danger unfortunately means no preservation efforts. you cant live there anymore but you have a great and tragic story to tell!

It's weird to see a single family dwelling in Centralia. All of the others seemed to be duplexes or multi-plexes. Very different from where I live. Edit: Wrote this before watching. Jumped the gun a little.

Great footage of what this place looked like before it was marred by senseless vandalism a year later from another video I watched. They even took the toilet paper and put the bathroom sink in the bathtub, who does that?! I understand it's an unwritten rule not to take things from urbex locations, but preserving that video tape(s) of old news and raw footage about the town was an exception. Again, great video to compare and contrast before the place was vandalized and ultimately demolished.

Last time I visited there, somebody was still living in that house. It sure would be neat to see what was on that video tape. I know it's not right to take stuff, but that could be the history of the town and it would be great to see it live on.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

The tape is listed under my centralia playlist.

@DayNNyteDJs

4 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 I found it. What an amazing history. Growing up I remember the stories about the town, but didn't go until I was an adult. Wish I had gone back when the town was still there. Thanks for such a great history lesson.

Thanks for respectfully documenting. Tragically, things will no longer be there for future generations to see.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Reminds me of Picher, Oklahoma. An abandoned mining town that has 1-2 families left.

Awesome, thanks for sharing your adventures.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Its my pleasure. Thanks for watching them

New to your videos and live streams, just finished a couple of documentaries on Centralia and was in tears at the finish! So sad these proud people lost everything to underground mine fires. You are correct, the last 4 or 5 remaining residents won a law suit in 2013 to remain in their homes until they die, then the government takes it as imminent domain and tears all the homes down. The “graffiti highway” has been bulldozed and is no more as well. Thank you for respectfully documenting their lives and videoing before it is all gone! I hope the cemetery, St. Ignacious (St. Iggy by the locals) will remain untouched and kept up!

@JPVideos81

3 жыл бұрын

I just released a new video on Monday from here. Feel free to check it out.

I hope they took the video tape with the scenes of the mine fire. This is a piece of history and items like this should be removed by responsible people before vandals and the wreckers destroy it. Even family photos and very personal items should be removed and returned to the family in case they were overlooked. That's preserving history not theft or vandalism. I think Mayor Womer would have approved.

Nice documentation of this now demolished home. I noticed a beautiful vase after the cement deer. It was made by Roseville Co. and is very collectible. Worth money even with slight damage. The story would have added to the value I would think. Can't help but wonder if someone rescued it. It was outside after all. I have a matching piece in the same design but it is a rectangular bowl with the same style handles. It was my Grandmother's.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Awesome video my friends. Thanks for sharing...

What's the name of the song in the beginning please ?? it's so beautiful !! Moreover, I love the atmosphere of this town ! The story of the disaster is so creepy and tragic... It's intriguing !

Love your abandoned house videos and the amusement parks..

Awesome video. Enjoy the abandoned places the best as it reminds of being a kid. We had some abandoned old farm houses close to our neighborhood. My friends and me used to explore them. It was cool to try to understand who the people were. Intresting what people leave behind. Im enjoyinh being part of your groups. Thx man

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

The mayor that lived here died in 2014. His daughter continued to live in the house until some time in the fall of 2016. Leaving probably not long before you visited. Which would explain the September news paper, and overall condition of the place. The wig, workout belt etc.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Correct

My wife is originally from Centralia, Pa.

I think in the past few generations there's a lot of people who would rather leave items to be trash after a loved one has passed away instead of donating or recycling stuff. 😕

Loved this video y'all

statement says "wouldn't take much to make this house liveable once again" sadly this is not the case as the government own the land along with all the houses, since the mines still on fire no homes are useable & when they become vacant they are to be demolished, town labled Centralia the town that once was

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

I am well aware of that, i did state at 6:30 that this house will be demolished under eminent domain. I was simply stating that under different circumstances, this house is salvageable. Thanks for watching

I drove by that town in 1993, still had houses there !

Because of the fire underneath the town , it will be demolished. The people that refused to leave are not allowed to sell it or will the properties to others.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Was demolished last year.

Great video. I hope someone got that tape of scenes from Centralia out of there and that maybe they'll share them one day. It would be great to see them. Such a shame that the town is gone. Such history there.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

I got it out. Its uploaded on my channel under the centralia playlist.

@RobinDeeter

5 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 Whoo hoo! I'll be checking that out!

I can't believe I've been watchin you for while now and just live chatted with you in OC!! How cool!! I love technology

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, keep watching. Btw im in Pennsylvania.

Thank you for posting this video it's a shame that the house got destroyed I guess some people just don't have respect for history.

You're light is great! I definitely need to get one.

@mikesuch9021

6 жыл бұрын

Get a sony

Anthracite Coal is what was next to the furnace by the way. Excellent coverage you guys did a great job!

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Coal was probably cheap fuel since the town lies in a coal mining region, Thanks for watching

very cool video you guys make a good team keep em comming

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, we have more videos in the works

Watched and enjoyed …………… Had seen this particular home before the baby bed had been opened up that time weird. Great video

@rwilson9574

4 жыл бұрын

I saw a special on this town. It’s too bad they couldn’t get a handle on that fire.guess it’s supposed to run forever or until the coal runs out.

They left a lot behind... Awesome explore bro!

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, only a handful of people have been in this house. I'm glad we got to document it before it gets destroyed.

We went to explore the town and graffiti highway this past summer. It was really interesting to study what happened there and that the coal is still burning underground 57 years later. We just posted our video about this place.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

I just went to your channel. You dont have any uploads. Only a playlist with other peoples videos.

@lisawithyoutube.comlivingc3817

5 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 sorry I watch from this one. Our channel is www.KZread.com/LivingCoast2Coast

Loving that old radio or recorder you were holding

@classiccarbuff

2 жыл бұрын

Panasonic Cassette Recorder.

it's trashed now. just went in today

Also I know some mining towns up and Canada had every building moved they weren't torn down they were literally jacked up off their foundations and trucked off but I don't know if that could have been done with the homes in Centralia

Thanks for sharing this video. That home is definitely going to be demolished as all others have been. Sad that everyone lost their town. In 1989 the mayor was a woman named Devine.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Tterry Hyde anne marie devine was indeed mayor, carl womer who lived in this house was the last official mayor of Centralia.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Tterry Hyde carl womer settled with the state in 2013 receiving a payout which allowed him to live there until he passed away. the govt owns the home which as you said will be torn down. thanks for watching.

So sad they demolished this house. It could have used a little TLC and been lived I n.

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly the government doesnt care much for saving things.

@debigates3033

4 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 So true.

Seamus is pronounced “Shay-mus” as far as I know.

Wouldn’t going in the basement put you closer to the fire since u went underground! Lol! 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙈🙈🙈🙈🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

That plywood looked pretty new and fresh.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

it was probably put up in the last month or so, especially since the first newspaper we saw was from September

Damn it JP, you did it to me again with the doorbell. You made the hair on back of my neck stand up. Great explore tho.

@JPVideos81

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

I am from and still live in Arizona never been back east. I would love to see that part of our country it’s beautiful.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

And i cant wait to travel out west.

@diannemc4840

5 жыл бұрын

Bring it on. Cool stuff out here. Make sure you go to Jerome.

I enjoyed this video. I’m going to look at other Centralia videos

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

I recommend seeing this place in person if possible.

I've been learning about the sad history of Centralia lately and it really seems like Centralia could still be lived in today if they had not bulldozed the other homes. From what I have been able to find the fire is mostly if not entirely moved off from Centralia. I don't know if any gases still leak up or not, which would make a difference. I do think they probably could have put out the fire if they truly wanted to, but I think the bean counters got their way. Very unfortunate. Thanks for sharing this video!

@JohnSmith-uj6gx

Жыл бұрын

Spending a half a billion dollars to "save" a dying town wasn't a wise use of taxpayer money.

@Jennifermcintyre

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-uj6gx unfortunately the fire is going to continue to burn towards neighboring towns and will most likely cause the abandonment of other communities…more people will lose their homes and jobs…They estimate the fire will burn for the next 250 years. There’s generations of people who will have to deal with this mess and it would have been a much more affordable to deal with it in the early days but instead they just let it burn out of control. What would have cost half a billion to fix in 1962 would cost $4,946,616,667 in 2023 dollars. Almost 5 billion dollars. The whole situation is just nuts.

Wooden baby playpen at 5:39. Looked pretty good to be about 60 years old. I have only seen one of those in pictures. I hope someone saved it.

Sweet find. Wondering what footage is on that VHS tape

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

I made a video with the footage on there. Check my centralia playlist.

@DavidSmith-sb2ix

4 жыл бұрын

@@JPVideos81 Glad you rescued that item. Things like that should be saved when you explore. That's history on that tape. It would probably have been destroyed.

Amazes me how it seems like every abanoned place, no matter the date, has a typewriter prominantly displayed.

Nice cool vid....theres a lot to explore in Pennsylvania.

Vandals make me sick. I'm sad to hear this little town died and all the houses were pushed over.

Great video, ,I wished you guys looked at the expiration date on the egg carton in the beginning of the video.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

John Berlinski I didn't think of doing that, great idea. We are heading back in the spring, if its still there I'll definitely check.

Wow can you feel the sadness awesome home to bad it’s not lived in can you feel the last sadness of the kids that had to say bye to his or her family it’s the last time to leave sad

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Thankfully the house is gone so no one else can destroy it.

That coal bin brought back memories. There was one just like it in the house I grew up in in Pennsylvania.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

So common among older Pennsylvania homes

My grandparents had very similar concrete dear in their yard. Must have been a bit of a trend

Yeah I hope other EXPLORERS will respect the family of the owner of the house, I just saw a new video of this house and most of the items shown here were either removed or stolen, the TV set was broken the sink in the bathroom were removed they even painted the head of one of the reindeer yellow...what a shame.....nice video...keep it up!

@michaelclark2097

6 жыл бұрын

CJ Arriola watch the Dan Bell video. Vandals have fucked up the place. The TV is smashed in, and the satellite receivers are gone. Junkers came in and took stuff of limited value, and vandals thrashed and spray painted the joint

@mikesuch9021

6 жыл бұрын

They did not now house is gone. burned then demolished

Wow, house was in fairly good shape, sad govt just bulldozed it down, thx for sharing, at least you got it on video, really sad what happened to the town

So how many ppl live there now??I had my childhood home taken away as well,a new road was coming right through the middle of it

That's a nice bathroom? 40 years ago maybe

9:28 I see old, pre 1960, Gulf oil can, that is an antique.

This is a great place to see. Do some research before you get there. We went in August 2022. It is hard to imagine the town almost had 3K people at one time. And while the fire has moved on, there are 3 building left in town. A church up on the hill, the municipal building, and 1 home with 5 people. The remnants of the town are there, YOU have to find them, and you really need to look. I would suggest taking a picture of what the old town looked like, so you can follow the streets. And graffiti Highway is no more. They covered it with dirt. And it you want to walk where the highway was, keep in mind the police patrol the area and they will fine you.

@JPVideos81

Жыл бұрын

This was one of my first videos there. I've made several more, including public tours that go much more in depth with the history. Thanks for watching.

If those VHS tapes that were on top of the TV had nothing but info regarding Centralia and what happened to it over the years did you save all of them because that could be some rather historic information

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

I did save that video and posted the content on here. Check my centralia playlist.

Watching this reminds me of the brevity of life

I lived in Carbondale back in the 80's, and at that time there were smoldering mines there as well..are you familiar?

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Benniloco was never aware of that.

I was inside the house earlier that year, eerie....I dared not take anything, didn't want bad juju, I was very respectful.

Such a shame to see is how to band and it’s in good shape I’m sure they loved living in it but for health reasons they had to go. Understandable but still said thank you for sharing this video on helping us to remember a town that used to be.

So sad. I remember watching a video of him.

I understand that this may be seen as wrong but i would of taken some items just for prosperity and history saving, i feel sentimental to some items found in that house even though i never been there or what not. I see my self as a archivist and would rather have myself take it and know that the items are being cared for rather than someone taking it and just tossing it in a bin a few days later, or, as i have found out through these comments, be apart of a demolition where the items may have been thrown away or recycled.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

I did rescue the vhs tape and posted the footage on my channel. Its under my centralia playlist.

@StalwartNightmare

5 жыл бұрын

Yes i did hear about that on a different channel's video someone had mention your channel and how you saved a VHS tape containing news footage or something of the sort. At least something is known to be saved!

@deannahodak617

4 жыл бұрын

Id be worried about bad juju no matter how good my intentions are and I love rescuing old things. (Fossils are my favorite but even with those, I feel bad stealing someones rocks, ya girls got issues lol)

Aww..poor old centralia. God bless Pennsylvania (:

And now it's gone, but Carl and Helen still watch from up on the hill.

spookie door bell works wires not hooked power water off

I have a few stupid questions to ask anyone, I am relatively new to watching these videos, but is it illegal to take anything from these houses when you know for sure that the owners will never return??? Also isn't this consider trepassing and breaking and entering??? And finally why except for arson would the local police department even care if you did take anything if you knew the owners abdandon the house and left for ever??? Can someone please explain to me

@JPVideos81

6 жыл бұрын

Its not breaking and entering when its already broken into. Its obviously illegal but whos around to stop it? This house was demolished but i do this to document history before its gone. I never enter a location unless i can freely walk in.

Where is Centralia? Sad to see the devastation. So many abandoned homes.

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Near pottsville Pennsylvania.

How do people cover up the town of Centralia?

Usually they take everything but the kitchen sink. But this time they left everything _BUT_ the kitchen sink! 😂

@JPVideos81

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@classiccarbuff

2 жыл бұрын

And the medicine cabinet.

This will be Centralia Illinois in about 20 years. Or less.

Used the new end cards too. Good video, I wonder if the house will still be there in the spring. If it is, I will buy a light by then!

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

jeffgrantMEDIA buy a light before then, we have more abandoned places to explore.

@jeffgrantMEDIA

7 жыл бұрын

Consider it on order!

@fearlessfrable26

7 жыл бұрын

What do you guys have planned? I'm free on Saturdays now, footballs over lol

@jeffgrantMEDIA

7 жыл бұрын

I was going to try and go out to an abandoned building and train bride on Rt 91 next Sunday. JP you free? We can go early. Should be a quick shoot.

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

still waiting to do lake ariel park, jeff i might be free next sunday, as long as its before noon.

9:14 I see a old school walmart bag with the smiley on it now that's old school

There was a huge long court case over the homes , In the end the deal was you can stay and live in your home but when you die are leave no one can live there. Not even family are loved ones once the owner does die they make you leave. idk seems like a not so fair deal to me if people understand what they are getting into there let them stay.

@dellahicks7231

4 жыл бұрын

I understand that Mayor Winer's daughter lived here with him, but now that he has passed, she had to move. The government took the house under Imminent Domain is my understanding.

stay away from broken lightbulbs it could poison you

14:30 could be a swing, but also could be where you hang your deer when you get one!

Darnit was a beautiful house once

Really very sad, if the family just left those things, trash or not. I wonder why no one ever came back?

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Once the final resident dies it becomes eminent domain of the government. They now own the property and will raze it.

Creepy.. doesnt look safe...even missing steps... Still goes down.. 👊👍

@JPVideos81

4 жыл бұрын

😁

The 1st abandoned house that wasn't a TOTAL DISASTER.

it was mentioned on many vlogs I've seen that the only person still living there was the mayor until he passed away

@JPVideos81

7 жыл бұрын

Ed McQuirt thanks for the info

Old places make me feel sad that was people things

Love the original coal furnace💕💕

this town is only about a half hour away from my hometown